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Desertbull
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I came north on the dirt road from Chapala Hwy 1 turn off to Mexicali...YESTERDAY...and they have numerous bridges to build before it can ever reach
Gonzaga...it is IMPOSSIBLE for it to be done in July...unless of course the bring in Delta Force Team 6 and then anything is POSSIBLE...
100 cases of Pacifico that its not completed by the MEXICAN construction crews by July...lemme know if their are any takers.
on another note...
we left the Guerro Negro Malarrimo Hotel at 6:36 am and arrived to Rosita's on the San Felipe Malecon at 11:22 am 
[Edited on 5-10-2011 by Desertbull]
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El Camote
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Desertbull
on another note...
we left the Guerro Negro Malarrimo Hotel at 6:36 am and arrived to Rosita's on the San Felipe Malecon at 11:22 am
[Edited on 5-10-2011 by Desertbull] |
Holy horsepower, batman! Have you mounted a jato rocket to the desert tank? 
That's practically time-travel by Baja road standards.
whazzup, tim?
[Edited on 5-10-2011 by El Camote]
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Roberto
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Desertbull
we left the Guerro Negro Malarrimo Hotel at 6:36 am and arrived to Rosita's on the San Felipe Malecon at 11:22 am
[Edited on 5-10-2011 by Desertbull] |
Had a couple of beers at Alfonsina's, huh? 
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Desertbull
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nah actually I just cruised, but the key is I only stopped at Gonzaga to pick something up for Brandi at her place and that was a 5 minute stop, but I
travel at 50 mph on those dirt roads in the same old 1999 Dodge Cummins 4WD truck...over 300,000 miles now, my speedo stopped working, but my GPS is
hardmounted and is way better anyway...
I only use that truck for Baja (approx. 20,000 miles per year in Baja) so in between trips its baby-ed and prepped and taken care of. Good solid
suspension (and you know suspension has come a long way - you can drink a soda of your choice while cruising at 50 on that crappy road )
This was on the way home from a 2775-mile round trip in the dirt to Cabo and back...and the two weeks prior I did to La Paz and back prerunning for
the adventure ride we did...but I've prepped the hell out of that truck for these trips...
On my way home from Cabo it was like this....
Left Cabo ME Resort at 7:15 am with Starbucks Coffee in hand
Breakfast at Cerritos Surf Point at 8:45 am - shot 300 images of overhead high south swell rad surf...ate breakfast and lounged....for 1.5 hours
Pitted Mark McMillin in the old McMillin Racing MACADU Car at NORRA 1000 Las Pocitas Pit...watched Bob Gordon, WalkerEvans, Gaughan and McMillin
battle for an hour.
Shot Video and 250 images of NORRA race
Chatted on the phone to Rancho Tony, Cameron Steele, Turbo Tom, Jimmy Lee Cook...
Headed to Scorpion Bay and shot 400 images of ankle breakers but perfectly shaped girls surfing...not such a bad thing..1.5 hours
Toured my friend and trip partner in my truck, Kelly Courie throughout Scorpion Bay showing him the sights...
Visited Steve Nelson at Scorpion Bay and FIXED his iPad...drank 2 Pacificos that were DELICIOUS.
Cruised 110- miles of Dirt Road and stopped at El Datil and visited my Mexican kids again..,love those kids!!!
Arrived to San Ignacio Rice n Beans for dinner.
Drove to Vizcaino and fueled for the first time since Cabo...Kelly cleaned the windshield and we HID'd the world to Guerro Negro...
Arrived to Guerro Negro to the Malarrimo Hotel Room 5...my favorite.
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Day 2 at the Malarrimo Hotel up at 6am - Massive HUGE cup of Coffee and Directions to Surfers to Scorpion Bay via the North Road.
Departed at 6:36 am and went via Chapala, Coco's, Gonzaga, Puertecitos and San Felipe lunch at Rosita's and photo session with Mr. Martin Romo for
Charity Sponsorship.
San Felipe, Rumurosa, Tecate, fueled for cheap diesel before crossing to the good old USA...then Temecula and Orange...
Just another easy run north....30 minute border wait on Mother's Day at Tecate in the afternoon...better remember that!
Let's go...don't think about it, let's do it!
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Spearo
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Hey Desertbull
Love to hear about long-living CTDs, I bought an '05 recently and love the mileage while towing (18+ in Baja with pop-up camper and boat trailer). I
put Bilstein 5100's on it but was wondering about other suspension upgrades. Any thoughts?
Were it not for the abdomen, man would easily reckon himself a god.
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Desertbull
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Carli Suspension with 3.0 FOX Racing Shox (front) Carli Rear Spring pack by Deaver for Carli, 3.0 FOX Racing Shox Reservoir Shocks ( both front and
rear shocks are tunable and rebuildable)
http://www.thecarlisuspension.com/index.html
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Santiago
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Desertbull
my speedo stopped working, |
Maybe you should switch to tighty-whities??
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Desertbull
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Santiago
| Quote: | Originally posted by Desertbull
my speedo stopped working, |
Maybe you should switch to tighty-whities?? |
This is a sure sign that you are getting WAAAYYYYY OLD Santiago!
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Paulina
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Desertbull
| Quote: | Originally posted by Santiago
| Quote: | Originally posted by Desertbull
my speedo stopped working, |
Maybe you should switch to tighty-whities?? |
This is a sure sign that you are getting WAAAYYYYY OLD Santiago!
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You boyz just made my day!
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Skipjack Joe
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| Quote: | Originally posted by redhilltown
I guess I am one of those who wished it WOULDN'T happen but I certainly understand that for many it is a good thing. As it finishes, there will not
be a shore fish swimming larger than a hand sized trigger along this entire stretch...that is until the last corvina is gone.
As I have witnessed first hand, the Mexicali locals will come down with the easy access and drain it dry. Which is not an insult or slight to them as
it happens in every country where progress takes its toll and there is money/food to be found.
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Yep. The Enchanted Islands won't be so enchanting in a couple of years.
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rdo4evr
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HWY 5 construction
Just returned to Gonzaga Bay last Thursday, 12 May 2011. From the airport turn off in San Felipe there is 75 miles of pavement south. Then 7.4 miles
of good newly graded dirt road. That leaves 15 miles of the old and bad road to Gonzaga. Lots of construction.
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David K
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Thank you for the report... the end of Paradise nears!
It would be nice if they get the San Felipe-Puertecitos new expressway done before they pave on south of Gonzaga to Highway 1... Otherwise, the Oh
Sh*# Dips along the current SF-Puertecitos pavement is going to eat a lot of rigs!
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redhilltown
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That is for sure DK! All it will take will be one good hurricane and suddenly there will be a really good, well built road in the middle of nowhere.
Wasn't THAT long ago the road south of San Felipe was a pot holed, torn up mess and the work done to repair it is nothing near the engineering of the
new work south of Puertecitos.
All we know for sure is that whatever happens will be interesting, challenging, and completely devoid of logic! Oh...and really fun.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by redhilltown
That is for sure DK! All it will take will be one good hurricane and suddenly there will be a really good, well built road in the middle of nowhere.
Wasn't THAT long ago the road south of San Felipe was a pot holed, torn up mess and the work done to repair it is nothing near the engineering of the
new work south of Puertecitos.
All we know for sure is that whatever happens will be interesting, challenging, and completely devoid of logic! Oh...and really fun.
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10-4 that! 
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Ken Cooke
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After "Easy Street" is completed, I won't have these problems again
After adjusting my rear shocks from 'soft' to 'firm', the shock load transferred to the shock pin, and KER-POW!
If Touristas like me don't keep slowing these guys down, "Easy Street" will reach Laguna Chapala by July! 
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redhilltown
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Is the lesson here that had you stopped for a beer break instead of a shock adjusting break this never would have happened? 
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David K
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"After adjusting my rear shocks from 'soft' to 'firm', the shock load transferred to the shock pin, and KER-POW!"
 is this where I "It's a Jeep thing"?
Well, at least you use your Jeep off road, and accept that stuff will break on it... So many never leave the pavement!
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Ken Cooke
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| Quote: | Originally posted by redhilltown
Is the lesson here that had you stopped for a beer break instead of a shock adjusting break this never would have happened? |
Next time, I will slow way down...crawl, if necessary.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Ken Cooke
| Quote: | Originally posted by redhilltown
Is the lesson here that had you stopped for a beer break instead of a shock adjusting break this never would have happened? |
Next time, I will slow way down...crawl, if necessary. |
Or, get a Toyota and drive like Ivan Stewart
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Ken Cooke
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
| Quote: | Originally posted by Ken Cooke
| Quote: | Originally posted by redhilltown
Is the lesson here that had you stopped for a beer break instead of a shock adjusting break this never would have happened? |
Next time, I will slow way down...crawl, if necessary. |
Or, get a Toyota and drive like Ivan Stewart |
Do you realize his TT probably had .05% Toyota parts on it!?!
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